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* The ACLU is fighting an Arizona law that prevents citizens from recording police officers within 8 feet of them. Personally, I hope they win. Harder to turn off iPhones then bodycams. [CNN]

* Zuckerberg is no longer party to a Meta antitrust suit. [Axios]

* Shortly after being released from prison, he was deported to Cambodia. You think they’d let you enjoy society for a bit after you paid your debt to it, yeah? [SF Chronicle]

* This drug pricing law could be a poison pill for cancer research. [Axios]

* Pay up!: Firm wants Ghislaine Maxwell to cover her $878k tab. [Denver Post]

* Netflix has defeated libel claims related to The Laundromat, a film about the “Panama Papers.” Maybe the judge was moved by Meryl Streep’s performance… [Hollywood Reporter]

* A lawsuit has been filed over alleged abuse of migrant women in detention centers run by ICE. [NBC News]

* A typo in a Georgia election lawsuit says the lawyer verified the allegations under “plenty of perjury” instead of “penalty of perjury.” [ABA Journal]

* Judges of the Southern District of New York exercised a rarely used power to keep the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on the job until Joe Biden is inaugurated. [New York Times]

* A report alleges that some law firms took Payroll Protection Program money and banked the cash rather than used it on payroll. Don’t think anyone should be surprised… [ABA Journal]

Paging Dr. Mengele.

Muslim Congressmembers -- all three of them! -- have demanded an investigation.

* Halle Berry wishes to act as her own lawyer in her divorce against Olivier Martinez. Hope it doesn’t turn out badly like Catwoman… [Fox News]

* The top lawyer at ICE will become the new leader of the agency. [CNN]

* The Attorney General of Alaska has resigned after allegedly inappropriate text messages he sent to a younger female state employee surfaced. [NBC News]

* A new lawsuit alleges that the NFL’s concussion settlement discriminates against black players. [Wall Street Journal]

* The family of a woman found alive at a funeral home after being declared dead has hired a lawyer to investigate possible negligence. Maybe she was just a heavy sleeper? [Guardian]

Finally, immigrants have found a way out of immigration prison: be on death’s door.

If you've got a problem, ICE can make it worse!

* A judge is complaining that some attorneys are appearing shirtless and in bed for court conferences held via Zoom because of COVID-19. Of course, this is happening in Florida… [Local 10]

* Speaking of which, the Supreme Court will be conducting oral arguments by remote means next month. It seems that there will be no on-camera component to the arguments, so counsel might get away with participating in their underwear. [CNN]

* Check out this Texas lawyer who traded a suit for scrubs and volunteered to help COVID-19 patients at a New York hospital. [Dallas Morning News]

* A federal judge has ruled that ICE must allow detainees to have private phone calls with their attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Los Angeles Times]

* McDonald’s employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the fast food chain alleging that the company has a systematic sexual harassment problem. [Business Insider]

* The North Carolina Attorney General is investigating someone for price gouging for offering to sell a roll of toilet paper for $100. Maybe it was just super premium toilet paper? [AP]

* The star of the hit Netflix docuseries The Tiger King has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was framed as part of a massive conspiracy. Now I really need to watch series… [TMZ]

* Lawyers are predicting that social isolation will lead to higher divorce rates in the months to come. [CNBC]

* It seems that along with divorce attorneys, wills and estates lawyers are in high demand because of COVID-19, and certain attorneys are preparing so many wills that some are being signed on the hood of a Porsche. [Bloomberg Law]

* The attorneys general from 33 states have sent a letter to Amazon, Walmart, and others asking them to crack down on price gouging related to COVID-19. [NPR]

* Federal officials are forcing attorneys to wear gloves, masks, and other protective gear to represent clients in certain immigration detention centers. However, some attorneys argue that this could be taking equipment away from healthcare workers. [Denver Post]

* A Native American tribe has sued a group of insurance companies seeking coverage for casino closures under a business interruption policy. Depending on the policy language, this could be a huge gamble… [Insurance Journal]

* A mistrial was declared in a criminal trial in New York City yesterday after one of the lawyers experienced an intense coughing fit. Please attorneys, don’t try this on purpose… [New York Post]

* A Virginia lawyer has been charged with allegedly bilking a client out of over $400,000 in phony payments over a several year period. [VA Lawyers’ Weekly]

* Lawyers are trying to argue that a Detroit rapper should not be jailed because of coronavirus fears. Gotta hand it to the attorneys for trying every argument. [Detroit News]

* A lawsuit is attempting to secure the release of immigration detainees who may be at risk of contracting COVID-19. [Buzzfeed]

* A California lawyer is stuck on a cruise to Antarctica because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apparently, there are around 120 doctors on board, so this attorney is in decent hands. [Sacramento Bee]

The algorithm never -- scratch that -- pretty much always lies.

* President Trump seems to have indicated which attorney will represent him at his impeachment trial. [Reuters] * A number of strippers have sued over Reno’s new law requiring strippers to be at least 21 years old. [Fox News] * Lawyers have argued that immigration officials keep writing false addresses on immigration paperwork so that […]

* Faster lawyers don’t necessarily mean better lawyers sounds like something a client would say just before demanding an overnight answer. [Law.com]

* Jurists rallying behind judge charged with obstruction for not letting ICE demean the judicial system by turning it into stakeout location. [National Law Journal]

* Prosecutors seek 15 year sentence for Manafort’s former son-in-law. Maybe Skadden can write a report justifying his actions? [Politico]

* Shenzhen is coming and Biglaw has a new market to figure out. [American Lawyer]

* JP Morgan traders accused of 8-year racket. This is in contrast to the more broadly defined 220-year racket the company’s been up to. [Law360]

* White House ordering more people to ignore subpoenas, so that’s a super development for the rule of law. [Courthouse News Service]

* While the UK endures a constitutional meltdown, here are fun facts about their Supreme Court. [Legal Cheek]

The government's argument here is frankly shocking.

* Jones Day partner Don McGahn sued for failing to comply with House subpoena. [National Law Journal]

* Short seller argues that Burford is out of money in move that pits highly sophisticated calculated gamblers against highly sophisticated calculated gamblers. [American Lawyer]

* A reminder that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could allow employers to fire women for not acting feminine enough. [Vice]

* ICE deported a guy to Iraq who had never lived there, didn’t speak Arabic, and who subsequently died unable to secure insulin. [Slate]

* Biglaw is making the diversity officer role more senior and more powerful. [American Lawyer]

* MGM complaining that federal government gives tribes “monopoly” over casinos. That’s… that’s not how this works. [Courthouse News Service]

* National Review is arguing for “red flag laws” in an editorial that it will deny ever publishing once the GOP quietly kills this issue. [National Review]

So I guess right-wingers DO think obstruction is a crime... sometimes.

When people say "Abolish ICE" this is what they're talking about...

Over the years, we’ve written an awful lot about asset forfeiture and how it is basically the government stealing shit they want with almost no due process. But the reason we started writing about asset forfeiture was when ICE used that process to seize a bunch of websites based entirely on the claims of the […]

* Judges are sick and tired of ICE busting into their courthouses and harassing people and they’re gonna… write a pointed letter about it. [Courthouse News Service]

* Microsoft’s innovative legal diversity program that hit Biglaw firms in their wallets if they didn’t diversify is now 10 years old. Davis Wright Tremaine was the top performer under the program this year. [Corporate Counsel]

* Michael Cohen’s plea deal reminds of Richard Nixon’s lawyer. [Time]

* Intellectual property laws are completely broken in the digital age and no one is doing anything about it. Well, the lobbyists for rights-holding entities are doing a lot about keeping it broken. [Law360]

* Firms are starting to consider new ways to accommodate the personal lives of their associates. Like making them bill 2700 hours on their own schedule. [American Lawyer]

* Majority of Americans would opt for alternative legal services providers over attorneys which is either great news for entrepreneurship and technology or incredibly bad news for the standing of the profession. Or probably both. [Legaltech News]

* Thank U, Next parody from soon-to-be attorney. [LegalCheek]

Students were concerned that ICE's presence was intimidating to some classmates.